Sam and Shauna’s Cajun seafood boil broth recipe on Saturday Kitchen

Sam Evans and Shauna Guinn served up tasty Cajun seafood boil broth on Saturday Kitchen.

The ingredients for the seasoning mix are: ¾ tbsp salt, 1 tbsp celery seeds, 2 tbsp sweet smoked paprika, 1 tsp mustard powder, 1 tsp ground ginger, 5 bay leaves, crushed to a powder, ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper, 1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes, ½ tsp ground nutmeg, ½ tsp ground mace, ½ tsp ground cardamom, ½ tsp ground allspice and ½ tsp ground cinnamon.

For the Cajun seafood boil: 1 tbsp vegetable oil, 320g cooked smoked sausage, cut into 2cm slices, 4 garlic cloves, minced, 100g seasoning mix (above), 1.5 litres low-sodium chicken stock, 250ml lager (nothing too hoppy), 2 fresh bay leaves, 2 corncobs, cut into 5cm rings, 400g red potatoes, halved, 360g cooked snow crab legs, 1kg raw jumbo prawns, peeled, 3 tbsp melted butter, sea salt flakes and cracked black pepper and handful chopped fresh parsley, to garnish.

To serve: lemon wedges and hot sauce.




See recipes by Sam and Shauna in their book titled: Hang Fire Cookbook: Recipes and Adventures in American BBQ available from Amazon now.